1. Home of the Sicangu Oyate
Rosebud
Home of the Sicangu Oyate

2. Sicangu Oyate “Burnt Thigh Nation” Lakota dialect
Enrolled Tribal Members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Total = 34,150
Living enrolled members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: 34,150
Tribal Members who live on the reservation: 29,028
Tribal Members who live off the reservation: 5,122
(Source: Rosebud Sioux Tribe Enrollment Department, 2016)

3. Location
The boundaries of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation include the counties of Todd, Mellette, Trip, Gregory and part of Lyman in south central South Dakota which consists of 3.2 million acres of which there are approximately 915,000 acres held in trust which represents 15% of the Great Plains Region (US Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs, 2017).

4. Tribal Government
The governing body of the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council is currently made up of 24 elected positions, four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) and 20 council representatives.
13 Districts with a total of 20 communities.
Tribal HQ located in Rosebud.
Largest community is Mission.

5. History (1) Originally established as the Great Sioux Reservation.
Established by For Laramie Treaty.
Covered all of South Dakota west of the Missouri River.
To take/sell land required ¾ vote by male tribal members.

6. History (2)
Act of February 28th, 1877 ignored the ¾ vote and removed the Black Hills from the original Great Sioux Reservation.
Would become a trend, and the boundaries would shrink, and be moved five more times before the Lakota Sioux (Sicangu Oyate) were finally placed in the current Rosebud border.

7. History (3) Dawes Act established in 1887.
Gave allotted land to individuals instead of tribes.
Offered citizenship for any Native American willing to live separately from the tribe.
“Extra” land was sold on the open market.
Native Americans lost 90 million acres of land.
Lack of skills, and lots too small to farm made profits difficult to come by.
Confusion about law caused many to sell their land to people who took advantage of them.

8. History (4) Indian Boarding School
Began in late 1800s ended in mid 1900s.
Attempted to assimilate Native Americans into white culture.
Lakota children were taken from their homes, forced to go to school, and treated harshly if they spoke Lakota, or made any references to their Lakota culture
Harsh condition/strict instruction.
“Kill the Indian, save the man.”

9. History (5) American Indian Movement Civil Rights Movement.
Protested the governments treatment of Native Americans as well as the poor living conditions on the Reservations.
AIM has been committed to improving the conditions faced by Native peoples.

10. Economy Major Employers within the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Rosebud Sioux Tribe averages 800 employees
Todd County School District averages 490 employees
Indian Health Service averages 252 employees
St. Francis Indian School averages 175 employees
Sicangu Wicoti Awayankapi Housing Corp averages 141 employees
Bureau of Indian Affairs average 47 employees
Rosebud Casino average 160 employees
*complied by a project supported by the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH) Supplement titled, ‘Expansion of CRCAIH Research Education to Tribal Nations’ Grant #3U54MD S1.
Ranching and Farming are also a Primary Source of Income

11. Education Schools serving the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (k-12)
Crazy Horse School District
St. Francis Indian School
The Sapa Un Catholic Academy
Todd County School District
White River School District
Winner School District
Sinte Gleska University
Accredited Tribal College
Founded in 1970
Located in Mission, SD
Named after Sinte Gleska (Spotted Tail).

12. Notable Citizens
Janeen Antoine- Curator of American Indian Contemporary Arts
Bob Barker- The Price is Right host.
Troy Heinert- Senate Assistant Minority Leader
Joseph M. Marshall III- Lakota historian and writer
Benjamen Reifel- five-term Congressman
Frank Waln- Nationally featured Lakota rapper

13. Additional Resources
Bold, KK. (NA). History.
Editorys of Encyclopedia Britannica. (1998, July). American Indian Movement. Indian-Movement
Oliff, Helen. (2012, May) Reservation Series: Rosebud. series-rosebud/